Texas 11, Detroit 8
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(70-79)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 8 10 0
Texas 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 X 11 10 0
WP: F. Francisco (3-5)
LP: K. Farnsworth (2-3)
(74-77)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Detroit
- J. Larish doubled to left, M. Joyce scored
Top 4th: Detroit
- G. Sheffield homered to deep left, M. Cabrera and M. Joyce scored
Bot 4th: Texas
- T. Metcalf homered to deep left, N. Cruz and M. Ramirez scored
Top 6th: Detroit
- J. Larish grounded into fielder's choice, M. Cabrera scored, M. Joyce to third, G. Sheffield out at second
Bot 6th: Texas
- T. Teagarden homered to deep center, H. Blalock, M. Ramirez and T. Metcalf scored
Top 7th: Detroit
- M. Ordonez singled to center, R. Santiago scored, P. Polanco to second
- M. Cabrera singled to right, P. Polanco scored, M. Ordonez to second
Top 8th: Detroit
- P. Polanco singled to center, R. Santiago scored
Bot 8th: Texas
- T. Teagarden doubled to deep center, B. Boggs scored, T. Metcalf out at home
- M. Young singled to right, T. Teagarden scored, M. Young to second advancing on throw
- M. Byrd tripled to deep right, J. Hamilton and M. Young scored
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295
P. Polanco 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .308
M. Ordonez rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .322
M. Cabrera 1b 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .292
M. Joyce lf 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .272
G. Sheffield dh 4 1 1 3 1 2 5 .222
J. Larish 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .217
    M. Hessman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
B. Inge c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213
R. Santiago ss 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .290
 Totals 37 8 10 8 6 9 16  
 Batting
2B - M Joyce (15, L Mendoza); J Larish (3, L Mendoza); M Cabrera (33, J Rupe).
HR - G Sheffield (17, 4th inning off J Rupe 2 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Larish 2 (15), G Sheffield 3 (53), M Ordonez (91), M Cabrera (117), P Polanco (55).
2-out RBI - J Larish, P Polanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Hessman 3, B Inge 2.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - R Santiago (1, 2nd base off J Wright/T Teagarden).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - C Granderson (T Metcalf at Home).
PB - B Inge.
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Arias 2b 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .265
    M. Bradley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
    G. Duran 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
M. Young ss 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .279
J. Hamilton cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .302
M. Byrd lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .297
N. Cruz rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .329
H. Blalock 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .259
M. Ramirez dh 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .227
    B. Boggs pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T. Metcalf 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .244
T. Teagarden c 4 2 2 5 0 2 0 .361
 Totals 32 11 10 11 9 6 14  
 Batting
2B - J Arias (5, D Willis); T Teagarden (4, K Farnsworth).
3B - M Byrd (3, K Farnsworth).
HR - T Metcalf (5, 4th inning off D Willis 2 on, 2 Out), T Teagarden (6, 6th inning off G Glover 3 on, 1 Out).
RBI - T Metcalf 3 (11), T Teagarden 5 (17), M Young (76), M Byrd 2 (47).
2-out RBI - T Metcalf 3, M Young, M Byrd 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, J Hamilton 1, H Blalock 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
CS - J Arias (1, 2nd base by G Glover/B Inge).
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
D. Willis 5.0 2 3 3 5 4 1 8.82
G. Glover (BS, 1) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 5.55
C. Rapada 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
F. Dolsi 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
K. Farnsworth (L, 2-3; BS, 3) 0.2 4 4 4 3 1 0 4.48
B. Seay 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.06
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. McCarthy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09
L. Mendoza 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.86
J. Rupe 2.2 4 4 4 2 3 1 4.78
W. Littleton 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 8.76
J. Wright (BS, 6) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 4.86
F. Francisco (W, 3-5) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.30
IBB - J Hamilton (by K Farnsworth).
HBP - M Ramirez (by G Glover).
Pitches-strikes - D Willis 89-47; G Glover 23-13; C Rapada 2-2; F Dolsi 17-10; K Farnsworth 33-13; B Seay 1-1; B McCarthy 8-5; L Mendoza 37-24; J Rupe 56-32; W Littleton 20-10; J Wright 31-15; F Francisco 26-16.
Ground balls-fly balls - D Willis 6-5; G Glover 1-0; C Rapada 1-0; F Dolsi 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-0; B Seay 0-1; B McCarthy 0-2; L Mendoza 2-4; J Rupe 2-3; W Littleton 0-2; J Wright 2-0; F Francisco 1-0.
Batters faced - D Willis 22; G Glover 7; C Rapada 1; F Dolsi 3; K Farnsworth 8; B Seay 1; B McCarthy 2; L Mendoza 9; J Rupe 14; W Littleton 4; J Wright 8; F Francisco 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Derryl Cousins.
Ejections: DETROIT's Leyland by Cooper (6th).
Time: 3:27.
Attendance: 13,536.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, out to right.
Game Notes
TEXAS PITCHER BRANDON MCCARTHY LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIRST INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

Updated on Monday, Sep 15, 2008 11:44 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Detroit
M. Cabrera Miguel Cabrera
3-5
1 RBI
 Texas
T. Teagarden Taylor Teagarden
2-4, 1 HR
5 RBI